Pak Nam Pho
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Pak Nam Pho ({{langx|th|ปากน้ำโพ}}, {{IPA|th|pàːk náːm pʰōː|pron}}) is a tambon (sub-district) in Mueang Nakhon Sawan District, Nakhon Sawan Province, upper central Thailand.
Toponymy and history
Usually, Pak Nam Pho means Mueang Nakhon Sawan District, the capital district of Nakhon Sawan, but it implicitly refers to the whole province. The word Pak Nam Pho is believed to be a distorted name from the word Pak Nam Phlo (ปากน้ำโผล่, "estuary emerges") due to it is the confluence of the Ping and the Nan Rivers to form the Chao Phraya River, the main artery of the central region of Thailand.
Another explanation believes that "Pho" is the former name of the Nan River, hence Pak Nam Pho means "the mouth of the Nan River", Pak Nam also spelled Paknam means "estuary" or "river mouth".{{cite web|url=https://www.matichon.co.th/entertainment/arts-culture/news_23180|work=Matichon|title=ปากน้ำโพ ได้จากแม่น้ำโพ ชื่อเดิมของแม่น้ำน่าน|date=2016-02-02|accessdate=2022-06-27|language=th|first=Sujit|last= Wongthes|trans-title=Pan Nam Pho comes from the Pho River, the original name of the Nan River}} Another old name of Pak Nam Pho, given by the visiting King Rama V, is Ban Yon Tawan (บ้านย้อนตะวัน), meaning "a settlement that faces the morning sun". The locals are often called Ban Chon Tawan (บ้านชอนตะวัน). In that era, even if Pak Nam Pho was a downtown, but it was full of wild animals such as deer and tiger. Tigers often hunt deer or even domestic dogs for food.{{cite journal|language=th|first=Seni MR|last=Pramoj|isbn=974-93535-0-1|title=ชีวลิขิต|trans-title=Autobiography|journal=Democrat Party|year=2005|pages=21}}
Pak Nam Pho is home to many ethnic Chinese immigrants, including Teochew, Hainan, Hoklo, Cantonese and Hakka. Until now, they still keep the traditional culture intact, such as folk music, by passing it on to the new generation. Pak Nam Pho is also the place where the grand Chinese New Year celebrations are held, with a period of up to 12 consecutive days and nights.{{cite web|url=https://program.thaipbs.or.th/SpiritofAsia/episodes/65455|language=th|work=Thai PBS|date=2019-12-01|accessdate=2022-06-27|author=Spirit of Asia|title=ปากน้ำโพ เมืองแห่งวัฒนธรรมจีนที่สูญหาย|trans-title=Pak Nam Pho: Home of a Lost Chinese Culture}}{{cite web|url=https://www.live-less-ordinary.com/pak-nam-pho-chinese-new-year-in-nakhon-sawan/|title=Chinese New Year in Nakhon Sawan|first=Allan|last= Wilson|work=Live Less Ordinary}}
Administration
Pak Nam Pho is under the administration of Nakhon Sawan Municipality like other nearby sub-districts.{{cite web|url=http://www.nsm.go.th/information.php|language=th|title=ข้อมูลพื้นฐาน เทศบาลนครนครสวรรค์|work=Nakhon Sawan Municipality|trans-title=Nakhon Sawan Municipality database}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web|accessdate=2022-06-27|first=Pichaya|last= Svasit |date=2016-01-21|work=Bangkok Post|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/834096/the-two-coloured-rivers-city|title= The two-coloured rivers city}}